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2013

August 21, 2013
Growing share of HIV/AIDS burden shifts to changing group of regions
News Release

HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of disease burden in 21 countries concentrated in four regions: Eastern and Southern Africa, Central Africa, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia. In another seven countries, it’s the second-leading cause of disease burden. Despite widespread declines in HIV/AIDS mortality, between 2006 and 2010 HIV/AIDS deaths increased in 98 countries.

July 10, 2013
Obesity continues to rise in nearly all counties but Americans becoming more physically active, too
News Release

The rise in physical activity levels will have a positive health impact on Americans by reducing death and chronic disability from cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. But the trend has had little impact so far on stopping the rising tide of obesity. 

July 10, 2013
Improved diets and increased physical activity may lead to better health for the US
Announcement

Data on potentially modifiable causes of health loss, or risk factors, such as improved nutrition and increased physical activity can help policymakers and donors prioritize prevention strategies to achieve better population health.

July 10, 2013
Dietary risks are leading cause of disease burden in the US and contributed to more health loss in 2010 than smoking, high blood pressure, and high blood sugar
News Release

In nearly every major cause of premature death – from ischemic heart disease to diabetes to interpersonal violence – the United States trails its economic peers, according to new research from a global collaborative of scientists led by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington.

June 6, 2013
Rapid change in China brings significant improvements in health
News Release

China made substantial gains in health over the past two decades, including increases in life expectancy, reductions in child mortality, and declines in infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and lower respiratory infections. But with that success accompanies the growth of non-communicable diseases and risk factors such as tobacco use and high blood pressure, which could overwhelm the health system.

May 1, 2013
Australia leads on key health measures
News Release

Australians live longer, healthier lives than people in almost every other country, but a range of ailments threatens advances made in recent years, a symposium on groundbreaking data at the University of Melbourne reveals.

April 19, 2013
IHME Director Christopher Murray delivers talk at TEDMED 2013
News Release

IHME Director Christopher Murray delivered a talk on the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2010 (GBD 2010) at TEDMED, an annual gathering of leaders and innovators in science and medicine. Using IHME’s online data visualization tools, Dr. Murray presented eye-catching data on a range of health issues in the US and other countries.

April 5, 2013
Huge disparities in hypertension seen across US counties
News Release

One in five Americans is completely unaware that he or she is at risk for the second leading cause of premature death: high blood pressure. In the first ever analysis of awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension for every county, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington revealed significant differences across the US.

March 4, 2013
New data show countries around the world grappling with changing health challenges
News Release

Online tools to be launched by Bill Gates and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation reveal surprising picture for health in 187 countries.

March 4, 2013
New Lancet paper reveals that UK lags behind much of Europe on key measures of health
News Release

British people spend more time with chronic illness and disability than most Europeans. Young adults are hit hard by alcohol and drug use. 

February 6, 2013
Has the "Golden Age" of global health funding come to an end?
News Release

As global economic troubles continue, cuts in global health funding from the US government and other bilateral donors may signal the conclusion of an era of rapid growth.

2012

December 13, 2012
Global Burden of Disease: Massive shifts reshape the health landscape worldwide
News Release

Fewer people dying but more live with disability. Mental health disorders, pain, and injuries hindering people’s health. Obesity and high blood sugar replacing lack of food as leading risks.

August 21, 2012
IHME professor named first health measurement winner of prestigious innovation award
News Release

Technology Review’s annual TR35 list honors Abraham Flaxman for pioneering improvements in measuring disease and gauging the effectiveness of health programs.

August 1, 2012
Americans gaining more weight than they say
News Release

IHME study identifies discrepancies between national surveys tracking obesity; women appear to be more attuned to weight changes than men. 

May 8, 2012
IHME and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia collaborate on health tracking (Announcement)
News Release

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and IHME are launching an innovative, multiyear collaboration to create an integrated tracking system to monitor the health status of Saudi citizens and to inform health policy priorities. 

April 19, 2012
Girls born in 2009 will live shorter lives than their mothers in hundreds of US counties
News Release

Lifespan gap between counties grows; life expectancies for black Americans improve greatly.

March 15, 2012
Paper co-authored by IHME professor wins development award (Announcement)
News Release

A paper co-authored by Dr. Abraham Flaxman, Assistant Professor at IHME, has been given a Best Paper Award by ACM DEV 2012, the Second Annual Symposium on Computing for Development.

February 1, 2012
Malaria kills nearly twice as many people than previously thought, but deaths are declining rapidly
News Release

Malaria is killing more people worldwide than previously thought, but the number of deaths has fallen rapidly as efforts to combat the disease have ramped up.

2011

December 14, 2011
Global health funding slows as deadline for Millennium Development Goals nears
News Release

Developed countries and funding agencies are putting the brakes on growth in development assistance for health, raising the possibility that developing countries will have an even harder time meeting the Millennium Development Goal deadline looming in 2015.

October 31, 2011
IHME develops fast, affordable ways for countries to better identify causes of death in populations
News Release

New research shows that innovative and improved methods for analyzing verbal autopsies – a method of determining individuals’ causes of death in countries without a complete vital registration system – are fast, effective, and inexpensive, and could be invaluable for countries struggling to understand disease trends.

October 11, 2011
HIV/AIDS prevention initiative averts 100,000 infections in India
News Release

An ambitious, large-scale HIV/AIDS public health program prevented an estimated 100,000 new infections over five years in the parts of India hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic, indicating that HIV prevention programs that target high-risk groups can reduce HIV rates in the broader population. 

September 19, 2011
Countries worldwide are saving mothers’ and children’s lives at a faster pace
News Release

With four years left for countries to achieve international targets for saving the lives of mothers and children, more than half the countries around the world are lowering maternal mortality and child mortality at an accelerated rate, according to a new analysis by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington.

September 14, 2011
More women dying from breast and cervical cancer at a younger age in developing countries
News Release

The number of cases and deaths from breast and cervical cancer are rising in most countries, especially in the developing world where more women are dying at younger ages, according to a new global analysis by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington.

September 6, 2011
Owning insecticide-treated bed nets lowers child mortality by 23%
News Release

Children who live in households that own at least one insecticide-treated bed net are less likely to be infected with malaria and less likely to die from the disease, according to a new study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington.

September 1, 2011
IHME faculty contribute articles to The Lancet’s series on health in Japan
News Release

IHME faculty contributed articles to The Lancet’s special series on health in Japan, published August 30, 2011. 

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